title: The elusive continuum of child welfare services: implications for minority children and youths.
abstract: The foster care population is increasingly one of minority children and youths, the product largely of the worsening well-being of our nation's minority families. The obstacles child welfare agencies face in developing a continuum of quality services thus are obstacles to appropriate care for minority children. The author sets forth and defines the problems, and proposes the actions that each requires.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Stehno
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology